gotoreunion

Carl looked up from his lasagna and directly at his mother.

"I already have two tickets to the reunion, Mom. And I'm taking Karen."

Karen coughed, launching a small bit of lasagna noodle onto Kat's plate. Kat picked up her plate and moved immediately to the sink to wash it off. With her back turned to her dinner companions, she added, "Don't you remember the spring formal when you and Jacquelyn made plans for a summer European backpacking trip? Don't you remember how in love you were?"

Carl responded curtly, "We made it Rome, Mom, but we didn't make it to Florence. I came back by plane, and she came back by boat. I'd say it was over before we even got back to the states."

"Wait a minute . . . Didn't we meet just after you'd come back from Italy?" queried Karen.

Should Carl admit that he was on the rebound when he met Karen?

Should Carl deny that he was on the rebound when he met Karen?